List of nicknames of European royalty and nobility: W

  • Waldemar, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal the Great
  • Waldemar, Margrave of Brandenburg (d.1356) the False Waldemar, the False
  • Waleran, Count of Arlon (d.1078) the Old
  • Waleran, Duke of Lower Lorraine the Pagan
  • Wallis, The Duchess of Windsor the Woman I Love 1, the Lowest of the Low 2
  • Walram V of Limburg (1200–1242), Lord of Monschau the Tall
  • Walram of Valkenburg the Red
  • Walter IV of Brienne the Great
  • Walter fitz Alan the Steward
  • Walter Raleigh the Knight of the Cloak
  • Walter Scott, 1st Lord Scott of Buccleuch Bold Buccleuch
  • Walter Stewart, 3rd High Steward of Scotland the Steward
  • Walter Stewart, Earl of Menteith the Freckled 3
  • Waltheof, 1st Earl of Northampton the Saint
  • Wartislaw V, Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast Pater Noster 4
  • Welf II of Bavaria the Fat
  • Wenceslas Adam of Silesia the Posthumous
  • Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia the Saint, the Sleeper, the Sleeping Hero, the Sleeping King, Good King Wenceslas
  • Wenceslaus I, King of Bohemia the Blind
  • Wenceslaus II, King of Bohemia the Pious
  • Wenceslaus III of Bohemia the Younger
  • Wenceslaus, King of the Romans Wenceslaus of Luxemburg, the Lazy 5, the Drunkard 6, the Sardanapalus of Germany 7
  • Wentworth Beaumont Bonny Boy Beaumont 8
  • Wenzel Anton Graf Kaunitz the Wily Chancellor 9
  • Werner I the Pious, the Pompous
  • Werner V of Zimmern (1290–1384) the Posthumous
  • Wifred the Hairy
  • Wilhelm, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg the Rich
  • Wigstan of Mercia the Saint
  • Wilhelm II of Germany Our Fritz
  • William I of England William the Conqueror,William the [...]
  • William I of Scotland William the Lion 10 11
  • William I, Bishop of Munster, 1259-1260 der Holte
  • William I, Viscount of Bearn, 1224–1229 William de Montrate,William de Mont-Cathan''
  • William I of Scotland the Rough 12
  • William I, Duke of Luneburg (1184–1213) the Old
  • William I of Nassau-Dillenburg the Old
  • William I Talvas
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  • William I, Count of Mello (1163-1248) the Younger
  • William I, Count of Provence, 968–993 the Liberator
  • William I, Count of Provence, 968–993 the Father of the County
  • William I, Count of Hainaut the Father-in-law of Europe
  • William I of Burgundy (d.1304), Count of Auxerre the Great
  • William I, Count of Burgundy the Great
  • William I of Craon (1318–87), Viscount of Chateaudun the Great
  • William I, Count of Aumale the Fat 14
  • William I, Duke of Luneburg, ?–1213 the Fat
  • William I, German Emperor Kaiser Tartuffe 15
  • William I of the Netherlands the Enlightened Despot
  • William I, German Emperor the Prince of Grapeshot
  • William I, Count of Auvergne, 841–846 the Lion
  • William I of Normandy Longsword 16, the Long-Armed
  • Wilhelm I of Germany the Cartridge Prince 17
  • William I of England the [...]
  • William I of Sicily the Bad
  • William I, Duke of Bavaria the Mad Count
  • William I of the Netherlands the King-Merchant
  • William I, Count of Namur, 1337–1391 the Rich
  • William I of Nassau-Dillenburg the Rich
  • William I of Thuringia the Rich
  • William I, Landgrave of Hesse the Elder
  • William I of Solm-Greifenstein (1592–1635) the Elder
  • William I of Baux, Prince of Orange(1170–1218) du Cornet
  • William I of the Netherlands the Copper King
  • William I, Viscount of Orthez (d.1115) Malfara
  • William I of Cardona the Rich 18
  • William II, German Emperor Kaiser Bill
  • William II, Count of Alencon Talvas
  • William II, Count of Angouleme (978–1028) Taillefer
  • William II, Count of Burgundy the German
  • William II, Count of Julich, 1176–1207 the Great
  • William II, Landgrave of Hesse the Intermediate, the Younger
  • William II, Lord of Bethune the Red 19
  • William II, Viscount of Marseilles the Fat 20
  • William II of Aquitaine the Younger
  • William II of England William Rufus, the Herdsman of Wild Beasts, the Wood-keeper 21
  • William II of the Netherlands the Young Frog, ''the Little Frog"

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  • William II of the Netherlands ''The Hero of Waterloo"
  • William II of Sicily the Good
  • William II of Solm-Greifenstein (1635–1676) the Younger
  • William II of Weimar the Great 24
  • William II de la Marck the King of the Sea Beggars 25
  • William III, Count of Angouleme (d.1120) Taillefer
  • William III, Count of Toulouse (d.1037) Taillefer
  • William III, Landgrave of Thuringia, 1445–1482 the Brave
  • William III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse, 1483-1500 the Younger
  • William III of Aquitaine the Towhead, the Burlap-Head, Tête d'Étoupe, the Pious
  • William III of Brunswick the Elder
  • William III of England Mr. Caliban, King Billy, William of Holland, William of Orange 26
  • William III of the Netherlands the Greatest Debauchee of the Age
  • William III of Ponthieu Talvas
  • William III the Child
  • William IV, Count of Angouleme (d.1177) Taillefer
  • William IV, Duke of Bavaria the Steadfast, Steady, Constant''
  • William IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg the Younger
  • William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel the Wise
  • William IV, Prince of Orange William Friso
  • William IV of Aquitaine the Iron-Arm
  • William IV of Ponthieu Talvas
  • William IV of the United Kingdom Silly Billy, the Sailor King, Sailor Billy, the Royal Tar 27
  • William V, Count of Angouleme (d.1181) Taillefer
  • William V, Duke of Bavaria the Pious
  • William V, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel the Constable
  • William V, Margrave of Montferrat Inforzato
  • William V, Margrave of Montferrat (1110–1191) the Elder
  • William V, Prince of Orange the Batavian, Batavus
  • William V of Aquitaine the Great
  • William V of Montferrat the Old
  • William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
  • William VI of Aquitaine the Fat
  • William VII of Aquitaine William the Eagle
  • William VII of Montferrat the Great Marquess
  • William IX of Aquitaine the Troubadour, the Minstrel
  • William X of Aquitaine le Toulousain, the Saint
  • William Iron-Arm
  • William Clito 28
  • William, Count of Eu Bussac, Busac 29
  • William, Count of Ivry the Little Wolf
  • William, Count of Melun the Carpenter 30 31
  • William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg the Younger
  • William, Duke of Guelders, 1538-1543 the Rich
  • William, Duke of Luneburg (d.1213) William of Manchester
  • William, Duke of Luxemburg the Brave
  • William, Landgrave of Thuringia the One-Eyed
  • William Lord of Bournonville (c.1040–1071) the Brown
  • William, Margrave of Parodi (d.c1199) Saraceno 32
  • William, Margrave of Parodi Pallodino, Palloda 33
  • William of Austria the Handsome, the Affable, the Ambitious
  • William of Champlitte the Champion
  • William of Dampierre (1250–1311) the Landless
  • William of Eu the Elder 34
  • William of Eu the Younger 35
  • William of Evreux Crispin 36
  • William of Gellone the Iron-Arm, William of Narbonne, William of Orange, the Short-Nosed, au Court Nez, the Short-Nosed Marquis, the Great, the Saint, Marquis au Court Nez, Firebrace
  • William of Germany William of Holland, Villiquins 37
  • William of Ivry Lovel 38
  • William of Luneburg (1184–1213), Duke of Saxony the Long-Armed
  • William of Marck the Rich
  • William of Montferrat the Long-Armed
  • William of Montferrat, Count of Jaffa and Ascalon Longsword
  • William of Normandy, Count of Eu the Consul
  • William of Torresana (d.after925) the Pagan, son of Aleramo of Montferrat
  • William of Tortosa the Tench 39
  • William of Wales Wills, Willy Wombat 40
  • William d'Aubigny (Brito) the Briton 41 42
  • William d'Aubigny Meschin
  • William d'Aubigny the Strong Hand (Pincerna) 43
  • William d'Aubigny, Lord of Belvoir the Surety, the Magna Carta Baron 44
  • William de Braose, 4th Lord Bramber the Ogre of Abergavenny 45 46
  • William de Braose, Lord of Abergavenny Black William 47
  • William de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster the Brown Earl 48
  • William de Douglas (d.1384) the Flower of Chivalry
  • William de Forz, 3rd Earl of Albemarle the Surety, the Magna Carta Baron 49
  • William de Hardell the Surety, the Magna Carta Baron 50
  • William de Huntingfield the Surety, the Magna Carta Baron 51
  • William de Lanvallei the Surety, the Magna Carta Baron 52
  • William de la Marck (d.1485) the Wild Boar of the Ardennes, The Boar of Ardennes, The Ardennes Boar 53
  • William de Longespee, 3rd Earl of Salisbury Longsword
  • William de Mowbray the Surety, the Magna Carta Baron 54
  • William de Percy, 1st Baron Percy (1040–1096) With the Whiskers, Algernon, Algersnons (With the Whiskers)
  • William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey Bellencombre
  • William Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach the Posthumous
  • William Berkeley, 1st Marquess of Berkeley the Wastall
  • William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire the Bachelor, the Bachelor Duke 55
  • William Douglas (d.1302) the Hardy
  • William Douglas, Lord of Liddesdale the Knight of Liddesdale, the Black Douglas, the Flower of Chivalry, England's Scourge and Scotland's Bulwark 56

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  • William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry Old Q59 60
  • William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas the Loser, Tyneman
  • William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford The Bravest of the Normans 61
  • William FitzRobert (1116–1183) Mafonache, natural grandson of Henry I of England
  • William Francis, Margrave of Parodi Francigena 62
  • Lord William Howard Bald Willy, Belted Will, Belted Will Howard, the Civiliser of the English Borders 63 64
  • William George of Kirchberg the Posthumous
  • William Goël of Ivry Goël, Goellus
  • William Ironarm 65
  • William Louis, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg Us Heit (Our Father) 66
  • William Malet the Surety, the Magna Carta Baron 67
  • William Marshal (d.1231) the Surety, the Magna Carta Baron 68
  • William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke William the Marshal, William Wastemeat 69, the Flower of Chivalry , the Greatest Knight that Ever Lived, the Protector 7071
  • William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke the Surety, the Magna Carta Baron 72
  • William Maule, 1st Baron Panmure the Generous Sportsman, the King of the Patrons 73
  • William Molyneux, 2nd Earl of Sefton Lord Dashalong 74
  • William Mure the Knight of Rowallan 75
  • William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne the Jesuit in Berkeley Square, Malagrida 76 77
  • William Peverel the Younger
  • William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham the Great Commoner, the Elder, the British Cicero 78 79
  • William Raymond II, Baron of Moncada (1090–1173) the Great Seneschal
  • William Sinclair, 1st Baron Roslin (1028–1070) the Seemly 80
  • William the Silent the Father of the Fatherland, the Younger, the Father of the County, the High-Born Demosthenes 81 82 83 84
  • William the Victorious, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
  • Wladyslaw I the Elbow-high
  • Wladyslaw II the Exile
  • Wladyslaw III Spindleshanks
  • Wladyslaw, Duke of Silesia the Infamous
  • Wojciech Radziwill, Bishop of Vilnius the Almoner 85
  • Wolfgang I, Count of Oettingen-Oettingen (1455-1522) the Fair
  • Wulgrin II, Count of Angouleme (d.1140) Taillefer
  • Wolfrad, Count of Althausen (d.1010) the Elder
  • Wulgrin III, Count of Angouleme (d.1180) Taillefer

Regnal Name

  • William III, Count of Hainaut: William I, Duke of Bavaria
  • William, Count IV of Zeeland: William I, Duke of Bavaria
  • William V, Count of Holland: William I, Duke of Bavaria
  • William X, Margrave of Montferrat: William I, Duke of Mantua